Health Minister Back To Work; Tours Covid-19 Facilities

Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has paid a working visit to four Covid-19 treatment and holding centres under construction in the Greater Accra Region.

The facilities are located in Shai-Osudoku District Hospital, Pantang Learning Centre, Ga East Municipal Hospital and the 37 Military Hospital.

The minister, who had just recovered from the Covid-19 infection himself, first visited the Shai-Osudoku Hospital, where the Medical Director, Dr. Kennedy Brightson, who took him round the project site.

Speaking at the 37 Military Hospital where he ended his tour, Mr. Agyeman-Manu expressed satisfaction at the progress of work.

Ghana’s COVID-19 case has risen to 17,741. This means 390 new cases have been recorded since the last update.

17, 741 Covid-19 Cases

This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, at a press briefing organised by the Information Ministry.

Meanwhile, a total of 13,268 persons have recovered from the disease.

Currently, there are 24 persons in critical and severe conditions with four on ventilators according to Dr. Kuma-Aboagye.

“As of 30th of June 2020 but this represents 29 June, 2020 data. As of yesterday, we have recorded a total of 17,741 out of about 297,591 persons tested with a test positivity rate of 5.96 percent. The total recoveries out of this number stand at 13,268 and we have recorded a total death of 112. This brings out death rate to 0.63 percent far lower than even the African average of about 2 percent.”

“This leaves our active cases at 4,361 and these are people being managed at our treatment sites, isolation centres and some under home management based on your situation. As of this morning, we have about 24 cases who are in severe conditions across the centres at UGMC, Ga East, and all the places where we have critical care being managed. We have people on ventilators,” he said.

Ghana has 4,361 active cases as of June 30, 2020.

Nigeria’s Cases Hit 25,133

Total confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria as of Monday, June 29, stood at 25,133.

That was after the country recorded 566 new cases on the same date.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says deaths linked to the virus as of June 29, were 573.

Some 9,402 had been discharged by June 29, the Centre observed in a tweet .

Breakdown of New Cases

Lagos-166
Oyo-66
Delta-53
Ebonyi-43
Plateau-34
Ondo-32
FCT-26
Ogun-25
Edo-24
Imo-15
Bayelsa-13
Benue-12
Gombe-11
Kano-11
Kaduna-11
Osun-8
Nasarawa-7
Borno-5
Katsina-2
Anambra-2